United States and Australia Seek UN Action on Indonesia
The United States and Australia call a United Nations Security Council emergency session at 10:30 a.m. to address Indonesian warfare as the Netherlands rejects council jurisdiction over the domestic dispute. Dr. Philip Jessup urges consideration of recent Dutch military actions and the UN good offices report.
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Paris
United Nations Security Council
United States
Australia
Indonesia
U. N
Security Council
Philip C. Jessup
U.N
Committee of Good Officies
Post Office Sets Daily Mail Cancellation Record
Postmaster Sutliffe reports solid tallies at the Somerset post office with 39 000 first class pieces cancelled Friday 32 000 Saturday and 8000 by 6 pm Sunday to clear decks for Monday The plan to separate local and out going mail in the lobby saved labor and time and a mail deli was held every Sunday morning The postmaster predicts another big day Monday then a gradual return to normal operations
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Somerset
Sutliffe
Sutlffe
Dutch Seize Indonesian Top Officers
Dutch parachute troops captured Jogjakarta and interned Soekarno Hatta Agus Salim and Sjahrir with Soedirman in custody. The action described as a police action halted republican capital status, while a Dutch communique claimed limited resistance and no victimization.
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Kenneth Likes
Batavia
Java
Jogjakarta
Soekarno
Mohamed Hatta
Agus Salim
Sutan Sjahrir
Batavia Radio
Soedirman
East Indies
the Hague
D. A. Stikker
Sumatra
Pearl Harbor
Jayakarta
Republican
Jara
Indies
Magowo
Dorothea
Elizabeth
Glendale
Ohio
Myra Jordan
Lawrence
Kans
Patricia Hopkins
Freeport
N. Y
Grace Earle
University of Washington
U. N
Radio Makassar
East Indonesia
Louis J. M. Beer
Lada Escapes U S Army Stockade After Letter Breaks Love Triangle
Edward J. Lada, 28, a Newark veteran of the 82nd Airborne, fled the U S army stockade in Berlin after receiving a letter from Ursula Schmidt ending their affair. He had been held on illegal entry charges following a wartime break through the Russian blockade to see a German sweetheart. MPs checked homes of Ursula and Ruth Riecki, mother of his child, but found no trace of him. He had sought visas for Ruth and the child and had claimed to want to marry Ruth, then Ursula claimed she would not await him. The escape was discovered at bed check.
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Berlin
Edward J. Lada
U. S. Army Stockade
Newark
N. J
Ursula Schmidt
Ursula
Hom
Lada
Ruth Riecki
Nancy
82Nd Airborne Division
U. S
Ruth
Boots
Stolpe
Moscow
Russia
Tegel
Benin
G. Lukiantschenko
Staple
Army deserters confess to Toledo murder in rooming house raid
Two soldiers from Fort Jackson, Ira Howell and Harold Sweet, admitted bludgeoning 80-year-old Lucille Harwold for her jewelry after routine questioning raised blood on their clothes. The loot included a watch and ring valued at 500 dollars. They waived extradition and will be returned to Toledo.
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Monroe
Mich
INS
Michigan
Toledo
Edward Mongeon
Erie Post
Ira T. Howell
Beckley
W. Va
Harold Sweet
Johnstown
Lucille Harwold
Fort Jackson S. C
Mongeon
Howell
Sweet
French Yield Stolpe Upon Red Demand
Berlin dispatch reports Stolpe, a tiny village near Berlin, returned to Russian control after French forces abandoned it under pressure from Lt Gen G Lukiantschenko. West Berlin police and fire units removed village property while a French patrol prepared to withdraw.
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West Berlin
Stolpe
Telegraf
Cars Crash at N Rosina and Fairview Corner
Two cars collided at the North Rosina avenue and West Fairview street corner Sunday evening causing several hundred dollars in damage. William L. Griffith of 310 North Center avenue was southbound. Conrad Urban of 539 South Kimberly avenue was northbound and attempted a left turn. Officer David Metzgar said charges would be filed before Justice C. J. Harrison Jr.
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North Rosina Avenue
West Fairview Street
William L. Griffith
North Center Avenue
Rosina Avenue
Conrad Urban
Kimberly Avenue
David Metzgar
Justice of the Peace
C. J. Harrison, Jr
Neat Burglars Take $49.68 From Service Station
Roland J. Urbano of Norristown says tidy burglars broke into his Black Fork service station near Conshohocken by a cellar window and made off with $49.68, discovered only after he entered the shop in the morning. The incident occurred in Conshohocken on December 19.
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Conshohocken
Roland J. Urbano
Norristown
Black Fork
Electrical Industry In Hands of Reds
A House labor sub committee reported that Communist control of the CIO electrical workers union threatens U S security. It said the national office executive board paid staff and many locals are under Communist influence while 600 000 members include a loyal but controlled body. Defense work cited includes atomic energy machinery jet propulsion radar and aircraft instruments. The hearings took place in New York Washington and Schenectady home to General Electric.
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Washington
House
U. S
CIO Electrical Workers Union
Kersten
R-Wis
The
Electrical Union
America
Russia
New York
Schenectady
General Electric
Congress Spy Hunt Likely To Last Many Months
Rep Mundt announces the House Un American Activities Committee expects a prolonged probe into Communist influence. Eight witnesses to be questioned this year, with two named figures Franklin Victor Rene and Hedda Gompers unidentified. Mundt cites ongoing espionage hazards in government and praise for state department purges.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
House Committee On un-American Activities
Rep. Mundt
R-Ed
Franklin Victor Rene
Hedda Gompers
Asia
Europe
Russia
State Department
Lions Distribute 96 Baskets to Needy Families
The Somerset Lions Club distributed 96 baskets and packages to local families, each with candy fruit nuts a toy and a gift certificate. The distribution occurred around Edie and Cupps Crossing, with a Pine Grill gathering planned Thursday featuring Union Street Grade School chorus of 67 directed by Miss Thelma Smucker.
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Somerset Lions Club
Robert Vincent
Edie
Cupp
New York Gets 18.7 Inches Snow Across N England and Mid Atlantic
Snow began Saturday night and continued Sunday blanketing New England and the mid Atlantic with up to eight inches in places. Pennsylvania highways crews worked all day with cinders and chains advised. Temperatures ranged from 23 to 29 degrees, with drifting possible and scenic white Christmas views noted.
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New York
N. England
Mid Atlantic
Pittsburgh
Johnstown
Somerset Bus Company
David Grove
Mercury
Somerset Weather
U. S. Weather Bureau
Boston
CCA
Reds Close In On Nanking Amid Thin Frontline Fighting
AP dispatch from Nanking reports Communist forces tightening around Nanking and pressing near Tientsin with limited combat elsewhere. Claims include capture of Tienchang and encirclement of forces near Suchow while government lines around Pengpu retreat and new field headquarters form near Chuhsien.
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Hsiennumiao
Yangtze River
Nanking
Tienchang
Sixth Army Group
20Th Army
Jeup
Pu, Sey
Dur
Topping
Fengpu
Somerset P T A Meeting Tonight at High School Gym
The Somerset Parent Teachers Association invites all parents and children to a Christmas program at 7 PM in the high school gym. The event aims to foster community and celebrate the season with student performances.
Heavy Snow Shuts Roads Across Pennsylvania
A major snowstorm blanketed Pennsylvania with 6 to 12 inch depths in cities like Philadelphia and Reading while Harrisburg and Pottsville reported 9 to 12 inches. State crews, buses, and trains operated with delays only in hilly areas and runways at Harrisburg and Middletown closed. Flights out of Pittsburgh were cancelled eastbound. westbound flights continued. The storm was expected to ease as temperatures hovered near 25 to 30 degrees.
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Pennsylvania
State Highway Department
Philadelphia
Cials
1Sianelohia Transportation Company
Quaker City
Schuylkill County
James A. Lynaugh
Pottsville
Harrisburg
Pittsburgh
Reading
Olmstead Air Force Base
Middletown
U. S
Jeep Drowns After Skid Into River Mine
Robert S. McAlpine aged 46 of Baden drowned when his jeep skidded from Route 18 into a 20 foot strip mine excavation filled with about 15 feet of water at Burgettstown.
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Burgettstown
Robert S. McAlpine
Baden
Route 18
Northeast storm dumps 18.7 inches on New York City
A massive wind and snow storm blankets the northeast with New York City recording 18.7 inches by 10 p.m. and officials warning of 1 to 2 more inches before dawn. Heavy drifting and near zero visibility hamper travel while harbor traffic slows, as the weather bureau forecasts a gradual tapering after nightfall.
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Weather Bureau
New York City
New York
United States
Idlewild
International Air
Weather report fragment with incomplete data
Daily weather notes show partial data for temperature and snowfall. The fragment mentions a maximum and minimum but provides no specific values or locations.
Weather summary scraps from unclear OCR
Fragmentary report lists David Grove and A S Elsewhere with a 24 hour period ending 5 30 p m and a temperature range from 5 30 p m Friday to 5 30 p m Saturday including a minimum and a year ago maximum and minimum values.
Weather forecast for Pennsylvania and surrounding states
Western Pennsylvania sees cloudy conditions with light snow likely on Monday. Tuesday remains mostly cloudy and milder. Eastern Pennsylvania reports mostly cloudy Monday with a warmer afternoon, Tuesday partly cloudy and slightly milder. West Virginia outlook shows clouds Monday and milder Tuesday. Maryland trends generally fair with mountain cloudiness Monday and mild Tuesday.
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Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Maryland
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Arrow Shirts
Talley - Woods
N. Rosina Fairview Corner
Somerset Sport Shop
W. Main St
Somerset, Pa
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Ted Oaks
Dumbald’s Tire
Reds
Congress
LIONS
PHONT
Schrock’s
Patriot St
Pennsylvania Highway Department
G. B. Rhoads
Highway Department
By Tom Lambert
Tientsin
Chuhsien
Peiping
Pengpu
Suchow
Communist Radio
Huang Wei
Shou-Chow
Harold K. Milks
Weiping
Somerset Paint & Supply CO
Calvin Nair
Kantner Ave
Governor Theatre
Fraternal Order of Eagles
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Organized Reserve
H. D. Baumann
Pine Art Studios
H. R. Stauffer
Vine St
Oakhurst
Stan Nelson
Jack Dahl
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